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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is getting most of the attention lately as various Republicans position themselves to be a candidate for president in 2016.
This would be the third Bush of his clan to seek the presidency, giving rise to some strong feelings one way or the other about dynasties in politics.

The second to last week of session is ordinarily one of the busiest. Both House and Senate Committees have to finish work on the bills that have been assigned to them during this week, to ensure there is sufficient time for legislation to be debated in the respective chambers and – if there are differences – negotiated by committees of conference.

In a week that included the lowest ever recorded temperature in our district and in Richmond along with significant snowfall, the 2015 Session of the Virginia General Assembly didn’t miss a day and has seen over 2000 bills work their way through the legislature this year. So far, we have been able to protect many of our shared values of faith and family, support for Constitutional government, ethics reform and requiring government to live within its means.

We just wrapped up the sixth week of the General Assembly’s seven week legislative session, but things are still in full swing. We still have over 100 bills that the House and Senate must act on before we adjourn on Saturday. Though I’m looking forward to returning back to the 19th District, we will continue to work hard here in Richmond.

Many changes are in store for the Bedford Farmers Market this season.
The Management Team has announced it will be hiring a part-time market manager to oversee both the Friday Farmers Market and the monthly Saturday Community Market for 2015.

A decision made by a U.S. District Court in Texas just a few days ago has had a major impact on President Obama’s recent executive actions to unilaterally change our immigration laws. The court’s injunction temporarily halts the President’s deferred action program for unlawful immigrants, essentially ruling that he overstepped his powers in trying to grant legal status and “benefits and privileges” to millions of illegal immigrants.